Men’s Swimming & Diving competes at Chicago’s D3 Shootout

CHICAGO – RIT senior diver Gellert Kish placed second in the both the 1 and 3 Meter diving events to help the Tigers finish sixth out of the 10-team meet, Saturday.
 
In the 1 Meter diving competition, Kish recorded season-best score of 306.95. In the 3 Meter event, Kish finished with another season-best score of 300.70.
 
Fifth year swimmer Mike Atanasoff swam a season-best 20.36 in the 50 Yard Freestyle, finishing behind Chicago's Jonathan Tang (20.35) and Pomona-Pitzer's Casey Jacobs (20.28).
 
TOP RIT FINISHERS 

200 Yard Medley Relay
Tied 4th - Drew Scheib, Ben Sippel, Mike Atanasoff, Kai Louie 1:31.02
 
200 Yard Freestyle
6th - Kai Louie 1:42.89
17th - Josh Berty 1:44.07
 
50 Yard Freestyle
3rd - Mike Atanasoff 20.36
 
Mixed 400 Yard Medley Relay
7th - Eric Noga, Ben Sippel, Megan Metivier, Jaden Steen 3:54.76
 
1 Meter Diving
2nd - Gellert Kish 306.95
 
3 Meter Diving
2nd – Gellert Kish 300.70
 
400 Yard IM
10th - Edrick Nguyen 4:17.87
 
200 Yard Butterfly
4th - Drew Scheib 1:49.97
18th - Kamden Keyes 1:54.98
 
100 Yard Backstroke
10th - Eric Noga 53.85
 
100 Yard Breaststroke
5th - Ben Sippel 56.97
 

WHAT'S NEXT
RIT travels to take on Ithaca on Saturday, Nov. 23 at 1 p.m. for a Liberty League match-up.